A tag-based cyberpunk-fantasy roleplaying game in a megacity of tech and myth, powered by City of Mist.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Over 2500 backers! ** The BOX SET is about to get another item ** A sample location "job" is coming this Friday!
about 2 years ago
– Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 07:26:13 AM
Hey there incorporeal ghosts of cyberspace!
Over 2500 backers for T:O!!
We've crossed the 2500 backer mark for Tokyo:Otherscape and we're absolutely blown away by all of your support!
We're closely following your comments and suggestions both through the Kickstarter comments and on our discord server -- join the conversation if you're not already on there! -- and we want you to know that we hear you, we really appreciate the feedback, and we are working to implement many of your ideas into the final game.
So please, keep riffing away with your ideas for what you want to see from Tokyo:Otherscape and from this campaign on here and on discord.
WIP for the MC Screen. Following your feedback, we'll look for a more elegant and subtle way to incorporate the :Otherscape logo on the screen.
The BOX SET is about to get another item!
The Tokyo:Otherscape BOX SET is making its way to another physical item -- the MC Screen!
We're steadily approaching the next stretch goal, which will add the MC Screen to all BOX SET pledges, so if you were waiting just for this item before you upgrade your pledge, now is the right time to do so and help us blast through that stretch goal!
The MC Screen is a three-panel gaming aid, featuring a gorgeous rendering of the Megacity by Jiwook Lee and with characters by Isago Fukuda, comes fully equipped with all the information an MC needs when running a session of :Otherscape.
Following in the footsteps of our well-loved City of Mist MC Screen, it will contain summarized rules for quick reference, status and MC moves suggestions, and narration tips for creating a captivating cyberpunk atmosphere.
Let us know in the comments what kind of information you think the MC Screen just HAS to have so it can the perfect MC aid!
WIP map of BNZ4I-10 Cybershrine - Harness your minds into the Cybershrine in an operation to extract encrypted data harvested by a Yokai clan!
A sample location "job" is coming on Friday!
The first location "job" for Tokyo:Otherscape -- a data heist in cyberspace -- is coming out this week!
We're creating this sample mini-adventure to help showcase all that is awesome about the :Otherscape setting, rules, and narrative-first gameplay.
In :Otherscape, hacking into cyberspace is not just for the group's hacker to enjoy, instead the whole crew can be 'harnessed' into a VR location and experience the action together, cooperating to take down firewalls with virtual grenades, fighting rogue programs with live code ammunition, and chasing down packets through data streams!
We still have some cool Dangers to tweak for this first :Otherscape mini-scenario, so we'll post another update on Friday later this week when it's ready for you to delve into!
An initial sketch of one of the digital guardians of BNZ4I-10. Do you recognize this Mythos? Can you guess its connection to the shrine?
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Thank you so much for helping us take this campaign so far! We're immensely grateful that we can keep making awesome games for you to enjoy -- and there's still a lot more content that we can unlock in this final stretch of the campaign!!
Please keep sharing Tokyo:Otherscape with your friends on all your social media outlets so more people can get behind this:
New Pledged Level - IMMORTAL! - and Game Design Video #2
about 2 years ago
– Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 09:34:17 AM
Hello there neon-lit synths and specters!
We have officially reached the middle of the campaign and are getting very close to the $200K mark! What an amazing support you have shown this project! 🎉
A NEW PLEDGE LEVEL - IMMMORTAL $999
To celebrate this midway point, we have unlocked a very special pledge level that has been a favorite of our past projects. For those of you who want to immortalize their contribution to Tokyo:Otherscape, you can now pick the Immortal tier, which (in addition to all Metroverse rewards) will let you DESIGN YOUR OWN OFFICIAL PLAYABLE CHARACTER! You'll design your custom official character together with our game design and art team. Your character will have its own custom art in the :Otherscape style, and will be available for thousands of players to play.
Our City of Mist character folios won the 2021 Gold ENnie for Best Accessory and are a favorite of CoM players -- we expect the same from our :Otherscape characters -- and now you can create one of them! Your character will be shared with all project backers in PDF and will be available to future players on our site and app.
In addition to your official character, you will also get your choice of a T-Shirt or a wall scroll poster with your character art and an exclusive printed folio of your character.
Thinking of entering the :Otherscape hall of fame for all eternity? Grab yours soon, because we have alimited number of official characters we can offer in this tier.
DEV DIARY #2 - AMIT DELVES INTO THE MOVES
We know you're all eager to see how the new system would work - that's what the Dev Diary is for!
In the first dev diary video, I revealed the 5 move of the Reloaded version of our game engine. In this video, I go into each move and what we've changed.
MORE CONTENT COMING!
This Friday we will release an "In Action" video where Kevin will be using the new moves to show you the basics of combat in :Otherscape . Follow our YouTube channel to get notified!
We're working on a demo location job for you, set in a cyberspace shrine. It should be ready early next week - stay tuned!
PAX EAST, ANYONE?
For those of you visiting the PAX East convention in Boston this weekend and want to meet up, I (Amit) will be attending! Reach out to me at [email protected] or @macdaire_ and let's talk Tokyo:Otherscape and other games!
Until our next update, awaken your Mythos!
-Amit
Tracking Cards unlocked, new video, and some top comments!
about 2 years ago
– Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 10:14:38 PM
Hello there vigilant onmyōdō practitioners of the late 21st century!
We smashed another stretch goal! 20 dry-erase Tracking Cards will be added to every Tokyo:Otherscape Box Set!
For those of you who want to pick up extra cards - wealso added the tracking cards to the add-ons; you can edit your pledge and add a 20-card pack.
With that, the next stretch goal in sight is 5 new location "jobs" in the Tokyo book, followed by the MC screen in the Box Set!
ABOUT THE TRACKING CARDS
The tracking cards, which are most often used to track statuses, have been redesigned for :Otherscape and the Reloaded City of Mist engine, so now you can more easily track pips (the boxes), and not just full tiers (the numbers). You mark boxes from the bottom up and from the left to the right, so starting at 1 you go to 2, then to 2+, to 3, 3+, 3++, 4 and so on. The last number you marked is the tier of the status -- if relevant, that gets subtracted or added to your Power whenever you take an action affected by this status! (Like rappelling from a skyscraper while "wounded".) Or, if it's a countdown status, trouble ensues when you run out of "ammo" or when the "bomb" goes off.
We also plan on simplifying the CoM status stacking rules, so that every time you roll for Conflict, you mark a number of boxes equal to your Power, instead of the old stacking system. However, this is yet untested so nothing is set in stone.
DANGERS VIDEO
Our social media powerhouse, MC Kevin of Rolling In The Mist Podcast, just dropped another video with an in-depth look at the three sample Dangers we've shared in this campaign, check it out:
COMMENTS HIGHLIGHTS
We're getting some great questions from you in the comments section, and some great answers from fellow backers alongside our official answers. A few gems worth noting:
Will there be a specific list of spells for this setting?
+50 Character improvements? Are these different/similar to theme improvements?
Will the CoM books be updated to the new streamlined version?
Is this game going to be more global than CoM? [which is limited to the one City]
If you haven't checked it out yet, visit the comments section and take part in the discussion. Or, if you prefer, join our Discord server for even more community chat.
COMING SOON
Next week we will have more videos for you, unveiling the new moves and showing a demo fight using Tokyo:Otherscape characters and one of Frag Maps' stunning cyberpunk battle maps. Frag Maps will be contributing exclusive map variants to the books - if you haven't checked out their pateron, you should!
Until then, stay true to your Self,
- Amit
New "Reloaded" Game Design Video with Amit Moshe
about 2 years ago
– Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 04:37:23 AM
Hi there eternal spirits in chromium coating,
Quick few updates before we move on to the main show:
- We're close to crossing $170K mark and unlocking the next stretch goal: tracking cards in all boxes! The new design for the tracking makes it easier to track progress of status tiers and the dry-erase coating means you'll be able to reuse them over and over again at the table!
- For those who need extra dice, we added the Custom Dice to the add-ons on Kickstarter, so you can already add them to your pledge. If and when we unlock the tracking cards, we'll add those too to the selectable add-ons.
We have so much to share with you about :Otherscape and the content we're planning for it!
Check out this first video from me -- Amit Moshe, creator and game designer for City of Mist and T:O -- where I explain the reasons behind streamlining the City of Mist engine and the 5 moves of the new Reloaded engine!
Let us know your thoughts about this new direction in the comments, and stay tuned for more Dev Diary and other videos from the Son of Oak Game Studio team!
Till next time, go make some Noise!
- Amit
Two more stretch goals unlocked!
about 2 years ago
– Wed, Apr 06, 2022 at 11:50:13 PM
What an amazing first day we've had, backers!
Thank you so much for supporting the game!
And the second day is looking great already - we unlocked two stretch goals since the last update:
CUSTOMDICE: Six custom dice will be included in every Box Set - 2 Mythos, 2 Self, 2 Noise. The Tokyo:Otherworld dice are doublesixes , d12s that have the numbers 1 through 6 twice (1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6) so they functions as a d6 die and roll better than a d6 thanks to their shape. Instead of the number 6 each die has the Mythos/Self/Noise icon.
+60 THEME KITS IN THE COREBOOK: The Metro:Otherworld corebook will now have DOUBLE the theme kits to choose from!!! Theme kits help you rapidly create new themes when you create character -OR- when your character undergoes a transformation. All you need to do is pick out tags from a pre-existing list. Now you'll have more to choose from!
Let's keep it going to the next stretch goal - we have so much more :Otherscape goodness to share with you!
